ES556339A0 - IMPROVEMENTS INTRODUCED IN A FLASH TYPE DIGITAL ANALOG CONVERTER - Google Patents

IMPROVEMENTS INTRODUCED IN A FLASH TYPE DIGITAL ANALOG CONVERTER

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ES556339A0
ES556339A0 ES556339A ES556339A ES556339A0 ES 556339 A0 ES556339 A0 ES 556339A0 ES 556339 A ES556339 A ES 556339A ES 556339 A ES556339 A ES 556339A ES 556339 A0 ES556339 A0 ES 556339A0
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input signal
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comparators
analog converter
digital analog
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ES8800540A1 (en
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RCA Corp
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RCA Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03M—CODING; DECODING; CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL
    • H03M1/00—Analogue/digital conversion; Digital/analogue conversion
    • H03M1/12—Analogue/digital converters
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03M—CODING; DECODING; CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL
    • H03M1/00—Analogue/digital conversion; Digital/analogue conversion
    • H03M1/002—Provisions or arrangements for saving power, e.g. by allowing a sleep mode, using lower supply voltage for downstream stages, using multiple clock domains or by selectively turning on stages when needed
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03M—CODING; DECODING; CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL
    • H03M1/00—Analogue/digital conversion; Digital/analogue conversion
    • H03M1/12—Analogue/digital converters
    • H03M1/50—Analogue/digital converters with intermediate conversion to time interval
    • H03M1/56—Input signal compared with linear ramp
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03M—CODING; DECODING; CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL
    • H03M1/00—Analogue/digital conversion; Digital/analogue conversion
    • H03M1/12—Analogue/digital converters
    • H03M1/34—Analogue value compared with reference values
    • H03M1/36—Analogue value compared with reference values simultaneously only, i.e. parallel type
    • H03M1/361—Analogue value compared with reference values simultaneously only, i.e. parallel type having a separate comparator and reference value for each quantisation level, i.e. full flash converter type
    • H03M1/362—Analogue value compared with reference values simultaneously only, i.e. parallel type having a separate comparator and reference value for each quantisation level, i.e. full flash converter type the reference values being generated by a resistive voltage divider
    • H03M1/365—Analogue value compared with reference values simultaneously only, i.e. parallel type having a separate comparator and reference value for each quantisation level, i.e. full flash converter type the reference values being generated by a resistive voltage divider the voltage divider being a single resistor string

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Abstract

A flash analog-to-digital (A/D) converter includes a plurality of comparators (110,120,130), each of which is arranged to be alternatively coupled with the input signal (30) and the respective one of a plurality of reference voltages in ordertofind the closest match therebetween. The output of the comparators is fed for example programmable logic array for determining a binary number related to the particular value ofthe input signal. Pursuant to this invention, the input signal is continuously tracked (140), and in dependence upon whether the input signal is above or below the midpoint reference potential, a predetermined (.75V<sub>REF</sub> or .25V<sub>REF</sub>) potential, instead of the input signal, is applied (152,154;162,164) to particular groups (110,130) of the comparators so as to limit loading.
ES556339A 1985-06-28 1986-06-20 Load limiting apparatus for flash A/D converter. Expired ES8800540A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US06/749,858 US4602241A (en) 1985-06-28 1985-06-28 Input current saving apparatus for flash A/D converter

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ES556339A0 true ES556339A0 (en) 1987-10-16
ES8800540A1 ES8800540A1 (en) 1987-10-16

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ES556339A Expired ES8800540A1 (en) 1985-06-28 1986-06-20 Load limiting apparatus for flash A/D converter.

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US (1) US4602241A (en)
EP (1) EP0208437B1 (en)
JP (1) JPS626537A (en)
KR (1) KR930007720B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE59747T1 (en)
AU (1) AU578369B2 (en)
CA (1) CA1245364A (en)
DD (1) DD248010A5 (en)
DE (1) DE3676365D1 (en)
DK (1) DK308186A (en)
ES (1) ES8800540A1 (en)
FI (1) FI862638A (en)

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US4918449A (en) * 1989-02-13 1990-04-17 National Semiconductor Corporation Multistep flash analog to digital converter with voltage estimator
DE4005037A1 (en) * 1990-02-16 1991-08-22 Siemens Nixdorf Inf Syst Analogue=digital voltage converter - uses binary values representing results of successive comparisons with respective reference voltages
US5202687A (en) * 1991-06-12 1993-04-13 Intellectual Property Development Associates Of Connecticut Analog to digital converter
US5404143A (en) * 1991-06-12 1995-04-04 Intellectual Property Development Associates Of Connecticut, Inc. Network swappers and circuits constructed from same
US5231399A (en) * 1991-09-27 1993-07-27 Trw Inc. Differential quantizer reference resistor ladder for use with an analog-to-digital converter
EP0577883B1 (en) * 1992-06-03 1997-01-15 ALCATEL BELL Naamloze Vennootschap Analog to digital converter
KR0138029B1 (en) * 1993-06-07 1998-05-15 가나이 쯔또무 Ad converter and magnetic recording/regenerating apparatus using thereor
US6002356A (en) * 1997-10-17 1999-12-14 Microchip Technology Incorporated Power saving flash A/D converter
US6081219A (en) * 1998-05-05 2000-06-27 Lucent Technology, Inc. Power saving arrangement for a flash A/D converter
US6703960B2 (en) * 2002-06-20 2004-03-09 Agilent Technologies, Inc. Analog-to-digital converter
US20060114140A1 (en) * 2004-11-29 2006-06-01 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Two step flash analog to digital converter
KR100945740B1 (en) * 2007-10-04 2010-03-08 고려대학교 산학협력단 A method and apparatus for converting an analog signal to a digital signal

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US4449118A (en) * 1981-11-30 1984-05-15 Rca Corporation Switching circuitry as for a flash A/D converter
US4507649A (en) * 1982-05-24 1985-03-26 Rca Corporation Flash A/D converter having reduced input loading
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AU578369B2 (en) 1988-10-20
JPS626537A (en) 1987-01-13
EP0208437A2 (en) 1987-01-14
KR870000806A (en) 1987-02-20
US4602241A (en) 1986-07-22
DD248010A5 (en) 1987-07-22
ATE59747T1 (en) 1991-01-15
DK308186D0 (en) 1986-06-27
AU5928386A (en) 1987-01-08
FI862638A0 (en) 1986-06-19
ES8800540A1 (en) 1987-10-16
KR930007720B1 (en) 1993-08-18
EP0208437A3 (en) 1988-09-28
DK308186A (en) 1986-12-29
FI862638A (en) 1986-12-29
CA1245364A (en) 1988-11-22
EP0208437B1 (en) 1991-01-02
DE3676365D1 (en) 1991-02-07

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